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Franklin Carmichael
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Canadian Landscape Artist
Biography by Brandi Leigh - 2008.
Franklin Carmichael was born May 4th, 1890 to Scottish-Canadian parents in Orillia, Ontario. It was here he remained until his 20th birthday when his love of art led him to Toronto and into the Ontario College of Art.
It was here that Carmichael studied with two other noted painters: William Cruickshank and George Reid. During this time he took some classes at the Toronto Technical School where he studied alongside Gustav Hahn.
How did franklin carmichael dieFranklin apprenticed as a commercial artist for Grip Ltd., an advertising agency. It was here that he met Tom Thomson, Arthur Lismer, J. E. MacDonald and Frederick Varley. They joined together to form a group of painters, which included T